Japan BREAKS Internet Speed Record: 402 Tbps Using Standard Fiber 1 Million Times Faster Than Wi-Fi

Japan has just shattered the global internet speed record, and the numbers are unreal. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has achieved a mind-blowing 402 terabits per second (Tbps) using standard optical fiber — yes, the same type used in commercial networks!

That’s over 1 million times faster than typical home internet speeds and nearly double their own previous record of 319 Tbps set in 2021. To put it in perspective, you could download the entire Netflix library in under a second.

This breakthrough, presented by engineer Ben Puttman, beats the University College London’s 2020 record (178 Tbps) and cements Japan’s place at the forefront of next-gen communication.

Meanwhile, the fastest available public internet in the world is in the UAE, averaging 291.85 Mbps — still impressive, but nowhere near this new benchmark. In contrast, some places like the British Indian Ocean Territory still average just 2.38 Mbps.

The implications? Game-changing. This could revolutionize AI, 8K streaming, space communications, and even real-time data transfer for brain-machine interfaces or quantum computing.

As 6G and advanced fiber rollouts begin to take shape globally, Japan’s 402 Tbps milestone shows what’s possible when cutting-edge innovation meets infrastructure.

Could this mean the end of buffering as we know it?

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